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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1227 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         31    332 PM  57    1944  25      6       22       
  MINIMUM         24   1159 PM -24    1954   3     21       13       
                                      1970                          
  AVERAGE         28                        14     14       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.49 1937   0.02  -0.02     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.35   0.05     0.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.51                      0.87  -0.36     1.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.40                      0.35   0.05     0.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.3  1998   0.2   -0.2      0.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.0                       5.2    3.8      1.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.5                      12.2   -2.7     14.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.5                      20.9  -11.4     22.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        51    -14       47       
  MONTH TO DATE 1092                      1018     74      902       
  SINCE DEC 1   2303                      2451   -148     2118       
  SINCE JUL 1   3757                      4171   -414     3762       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST                                          
 LOWEST                                         
 AVERAGE                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        53      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    3       -31      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2005.......SUNRISE   753 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
JANUARY 22 2005.......SUNRISE   752 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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